The third Test match between India and England commenced at Lord's Cricket Ground in London as part of the five-match series, which is currently tied at 1-1. On day three, India resumed their innings trailing England's first-innings total by 242 runs with seven wickets in hand. By lunch, India had reached 248 for 4, progressing to 316 for 5 at tea. Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar Reddy managed to withstand the second new ball as India closed the innings at 387, matching England's first-innings total. England began their second innings strongly, reaching 2 for no loss by stumps on day three, holding a slender lead over India. The match remains closely contested after three days at Lord's.